Bella Caledonia: American soldiers committed horrendous atrocities in these areas, ranging from systematic rape and sexual assault to massacres of civilians. Australian soldiers also committed similar atrocities, such as tying up children and slitting their throats. British soldiers also committed atrocities in these areas, most of which are simply not known, because the findings of
The New Humanitarian: Poor vaccine coverage coupled with widespread economic hardship in the wake of the Taliban takeover have created the perfect conditions for the virus to thrive. “The poor economical situation, the drought, the [lower] income of families faced with hunger, and fund cutting, job loss… all this is deteriorating the situation,” Hemat said.
8am: Sources in Panjshir province say the Taliban arrested a civilian and then shot him dead. The incident took place on Tuesday morning (June 21th) in Pawat village, Khenj district. According to sources, the victim’s name was Faizullah and he was busy digging in the so-called Emerald Mountains. Faizullah was first detained and then shot
8am: A reliable source confirmed to Hasht-e Subh that an unidentified drone had bombed the 203rd Mansouri corps of the Taliban in Paktia province. The source said that the incident took place around 10:00 AM on Monday (June 20th). According to the source, the drone was patrolling when it was met with a reaction from
ANI: Water of the Helmand River will be shared with Iran based on the Helmand Water treaty signed in 1973 between the two countries, reported Tolo News. The 1973 treaty between Afghanistan and Iran states that Kabul will share the water from Helmand River with Tehran at the rate of 26 cubic meters of water
8am: Sources say gunmen have carried out an assault on a Taliban base in Kapisa province. According to sources, the attack took place on Monday night (June 20th) on Taliban forces in a neighborhood called Zaghgir, on the outskirts of the provincial capital. The National Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the attack. Click here
Ariana: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced Monday fixtures for the eighth edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL) 2022, which is scheduled to be held from July 18 to August 5 in Kabul. Eight star national players will be retained by their SCL teams, including Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran. Click here
Al Jazeera: The Trump-backed waiver allows sanctioned Taliban leaders to travel abroad for negotiations. Writing on The Hill website in May, Annie Pforzheimer, a former acting US deputy assistant secretary of state for Afghanistan, said the continued exemption “represents the creeping normalisation of international relations with a regime that overthrew a constitutional republic and an
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban confirmed Monday they had freed several British men after holding them for about six months. The confirmation came shortly after British officials announced that five of their citizens had been released from detention in Afghanistan. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a Twitter post